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Landscape Workshop

Landscape Photography Workshop

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This short workshop is designed to teach you everything that I feel you need to know to take great landscape photos. I welcome your feedback and questions!

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Landscape Workshop

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Equipment• Digital SLR• Interchangeable lenses

– Wide angles– Plan ahead, buy the best (L) you can afford

• Memory cards/hard drives (x2)• Tripod

– Sturdy, but light– Remote shutter release or camera 2s timer

• Filters – 3x neutral density and grad ND, circular polarizer

• Do your lenses all have same front element diameter (72 or 77mm)?

• Camera backpack– Comfortable, weatherproof, discrete

• Photo editing software– Lightroom or Photoshop w/ Nik Veveza 2 plug-in (must have!)

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Know how to use your camera• What mode should I use?– Aperture (Av) !

• Take control of the f-stop (and film speed/ISO)• The camera does the rest!

• What ISO should I use?– As low as you can!

• Grainy images above ISO 400

• When do I need a tripod?– Not always!

• Shutter speeds slower 1/100s

• When do I need filters?– Almost always!

• When do my images need photo editing?– Always!

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More about Aperture (Av) mode…

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More about Aperture (Av) mode…

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Filters – Circular Polarizer

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Filters – Circular Polarizer

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Filters – Neutral Density

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Filters – Graduated Neutral Density

• Some shots need 2– Hand hold a Cokin!

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Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140

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Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140• LUCKY STUDENTS!!• $190 $90 $100

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My buddy’s favorite picture…

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One of my favorite pictures…

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One of my favorite pictures…

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Composition

• Level horizon • Rule of thirds• Leading lines• Symmetry/patterns• Viewpoint• Depth• Framing• Cropping• Experimenting

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Level horizon

• You lose image size if must correct in photoshop!

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Symmetry/patterns

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Symmetry/patterns

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Viewpoint

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Viewpoint

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Cropping

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Cropping

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Cropping

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Framing

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Framing

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Framing

and

Cropping

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Experimenting

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Background

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Background

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

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30 minutes before sunrise…

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30 minutes after sunrise…

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30 minutes before sunset…

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30 minutes after sunset…

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

• What about the rest of the day?

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

• What about the rest of the day?– Eat, sleep, hike, drink, fish, drive, or….

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Research/Plan the next shoot…

• Internet: websites, blogs, message boards– www.pbase.com/bjrhodes01– www.naturephotographers.net– www.fredmiranda.com

• Books– Photographing the Southwest

• Maps/GPS, Google Earth• Safety/weather/sun reports• Local photographer galleries• Gift shops

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…and hope for a touch of good fortune!

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The Golden Rule